In the Automotive world, change happens quickly. If you don’t keep pace with the times, you will be left behind. There are several manufacturers who did not keep up with consumer tastes and needs over the past few decades and they are now feeling the pain. I’ll be nice and avoid naming names.

1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

So just how quickly do vehicles change and evolve? Well, I thought I would take a look at 10 popular models that have been around for the past 13 years. I took one example each from 10 popular vehicle categories. Without being too general, there are 3 trends that all of these vehicles have followed; bigger size, bigger power and increased options.

It is quite amazing just how advanced vehicles have become in such a short period of time. Go back 10 more years and cars will seem down right archaic. Anyway, take a look at how far some of these vehicles have come in just over a decade.